# N1257Z: 2005 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2012-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9858
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2005
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A069AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Great Southwest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20SOUTHWEST%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Roswell, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Roswell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1257Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1257Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1257Z-2012-07-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN06FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA023), Dec 14, 2005: Cessna 172S (N1257Z), Pinon, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20051213028919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213028919A), Dec 13, 2005: Cessna 172S (N1257Z), Pinon, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On December 13, 2005, at 1829 MST, a Cessna 172S, N1257Z, registered to great southwest aviation, inc., impacted the ground after an attempted…

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